This week’s interviewee is Ethan Rilly, the Toronto-based author and artist of Pope Hats. Pope Hats # 1 was a Xeric Foundation Grant-winning comic book that obtained high praise for its fresh art, natural dialogue, and quirky narrative. I talked to Ethan about his graphic novel follow-up to Pope Hats # 1, as well as his illustrative background and finding a balance between non-artistic-work and cartooning.
The Anthology Project is an effort to showcase the diverse talent pool belonging to a group of friends and collaborators across the country. They put out… yes, an Anthology!- collecting 15 extremely well illustrated stories from the book’s contributors (who mostly consist of graduates from Alberta College of Art and Design and Sheridan College). The Fabler Blog caught up with Nick Thornborrow, co-editor and one of the contributors, to talk about the project.
By Kevin
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Posted in Canadian Comics
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Tagged Anthology, Ben Huen, Bone, Calgary Comic Expo, Casper Conefal, Chris Makris, Chris Ryzebol, Christine Choi, Connor Willumsen, Darren Rawlings, Ed Kwong, Happy Harbor, Happy Harbor Comics, Jeff Smith, Jeff Thompson, Joy Ang, Kim Smith, Matt Rhodes, Nick Thornborrow, Profile, Sam Bradley, TCAF, The Anthology Project, Tom Rhodes
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Last year when I spoke with James Turner, his miniseries Warlord of Io had just been canceled on account of Diamond raising their benchmarks for distribution. He persevered and completed enough of Io to fill a graphic novel anyway. I talked with him recently about the pending release of Warlord of Io the Graphic Novel in July, and about his experience getting it finished and out there. Read the interview to find out more about ‘the Warlord that Diamond couldn’t kill’.
For those of you wondering the results of Digital Alberta’s, Media Fresh Awards, the wait is over. All you fablerites just tuning in, we were nominated for an award in the category of Best Use of Social Media!
The competition was fierce! Thanks to our friends at Mob4Hire, and Lift Interactive. We were nervous. Well, I [...]
Ryan Sohmer writes the hugely popular webcomics Least I Could Do and Looking For Group. I caught up with Ryan (who seemed to be deathly ill) at the Calgary Comic Expo and chatted about the comics, working with artist Lar deSouza, and also a couple of major life developments he’s recently experienced.
So another FCBD has passed folks. It was full of free comics, featured artists, hot dogs and crazy costumes. The Fabler was on site to cover the days events.
The three main venues this year was Another Dimension, Phoenix Comics, and Comic Kazi. Though we’d love to include all cities and venues, we’re just not as [...]
By Bruno @ The Fabler
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Posted in Events
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Tagged Aaron Williams, Comic Kazi, Damian Wilcox, Diaperman Comics, Dorkboy Comics, fabler, Fiona Staples, Gerald Garcia, IDW, Ledgend of Isis, Mike McAdam, Mike Rieger, Steve Niles, The Anthology Project, Wildstorm
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